NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 105, 28 January 1935, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

Art Union Drawing The drawing of “My Lucky Number” Art Union will take place at the Town Hall, Wellington, to-morrow, beginning at 9 o'clock. For Ofaki Health Camp. Impressed with the good work that is being carried on, the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Legion of Frontiersmen is being mobilised to assist the Otaki Health Camp for children. They have commenced a preliminary social gathering for Tuesday evening. Church Renovation. The completion of the renovation of tiie interior, of Trinity Methodist Church has fulfilled the ideas of the minister and officials to make their church one of the most attractive wooden churches in the city. The total scheme of interior and exterior renovation, commenced in 1932, has cost within the vicinity of £5OO. Yesterday the church was reopened with special services. Changeable Rule. When the election of a life member was proposed at the annual meeting of the Titahi Bay Progressive Association on Saturday night, the strange history of that office was revealed. Holding the records of the association in one hand, the secretary read the names of two men who years ago made donations to the association and were elected life members. Later a prominent public man gave a similar donation and was sent a receipt and informed that Hie rules did not permit the election of life members.' The very next year he himself received a letter from the association thanking him for his services and announcing bis appointment as a life member. There was really no rule against it, be said. Safety of Titahi Bay. Residents of Titahi Bay who attended tiie inniial meeting of Hie Titahi Bay Progressive Association on Saturday night were unanimous that their beach was not really dangerous, and that a notice now warning the public that one part of tiie beach is dangerous was unnecessarily alarming. Speakers said that the beach was much safer than Lyall Bay, which bad no permanent warning, and that sometimes the northern end was dangerous and sometimes the southern end. according to lhe wind and tide, and, further, sometimes no part was dangerous. On the suggestion of Mr. R. W. Bothamley it was decided to favour the erection of a notice at each end warning-people not to bathe at that end in boisterous weather, without using the word “dangerous.” _____